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Am Grateful Still, 2012!




This year has been a series of one unfortunate thing after another for me. I don't know if this is sort of some psychosomatic effect from my pessimistic view of this year. Maybe subconsciously the film 2012 has taken root and sprouted evil malicious vines inside my head and heart. Hahaha. Or maybe I simply had a bad year. Darn fates. Hehehe. But no, I shouldn't shift all the blame on some overly sensationalized film with over-the-top special effects but little plot... or to some other unknown entity, should I? I probably should put some of the blame on my diminutive shoulders. Nobody forced me to take this or that particular road or highway... or make this or that bad decision, after all. :P

However, despite all the bad things that happened to me this year... not to mention that really unfortunate and partly anger-inducing accident that I've chosen to erase from my memory forever... there are also good, nay great, things that I got or gained this year. I learned a lot of new and cool stuff. I met a group of great and pretty interesting people. And I learned that I have my limits, which is quite enlightening, I tell you. I'm not much of an achiever of anything but I've always thought I could learn anything that I put my mind to. Obviously, that was just someone's attempt to tell some white lie to someone else for an ego boost or something of the sort. :D Yes, I could be naive, too. Haha.

In conclusion, I had a pretty good year. 2012 may not have been good to my wallet... but it was certainly great where it really counted.

Hope next year would be "greater"...not just "better". And yes, this is me trying to be cute... and I will never do it ever again. :P

Merry 2012, everyone!

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